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Issue 8, August 2005
- SEARCH
STRATEGIES
... Now in Shepard's®
Citations Service! Move from a Relevant LexisNexis®
Headnote to References that Cite It
- FYI FLASH
... 1) New LexisNexis Instructor's Manual Ready for Law Schools;
2) E-Newsletter Premieres for Law School Faculty
- KNOWLEDGE
EXCHANGE
... Shepard's Table of Authorities: A Litigator's Secret
Weapon
-
ONLINE WITH ... LexisNexis News &
Business Sources ... Now More than Twice the Resources
- FOR IPs ONLY ...
1) New Associates Arrived? We're Here to Help; 2) September's
Web Seminar Covers Privacy, Public Records ... Don't Miss It!
- PRODUCT POSTINGS ... New to the LexisNexis® Services
SEARCH STRATEGIES . . . Now in Shepard's®
Citations Service! Move from a Relevant LexisNexis®
Headnote to References that Cite It
Shepard’s Citations Service has made research easier for
headnote researchers. Now when you Shepardize® a case, you’ll
discover you can:
- View a compilation of your case’s LexisNexis Headnote citing
references—right at the top of the report in the
Shepard’s
Summary. LexisNexis Headnote references are listed right beneath
the other vital analyses such as overruled or followed.
- Link to the full text of your case’s LexisNexis Headnotes
for fast review.
- Navigate among your case’s LexisNexis Headnote references.
Link from your report’s
Shepard’s Summary or use the lower navigation bar at
the bottom of the screen.
- Move from a pinpoint cite reference within the report
directly to the exact point in the full-text citing case that
discusses a particular LexisNexis Headnote!
- Restrict your
Shepard’s report view to citing cases that discuss a
specific LexisNexis Headnote. Even include additional
restrictions like jurisdiction, date or treatment. Add search
words you want to find in the case discussions.
- Customize your Shepard’s report more easily than
before. Your options—viewing restrictions like treatment,
headnote, jurisdiction or date, plus adding search words to
pinpoint points of law or fact patterns you want to find within
the references (the FOCUS® feature)—are now all on one, simple
point-and-click screen.
Shepard’s
Table of Authorities also now includes the new, one-screen
customization option.
Shepard’s
Table of Authorities looks at the cases your case cited and includes
Shepard’s
Signal™ indicators to show how those cases have been treated
thereafter, helping you spot potential weaknesses in your case’s
foundation.
Take an online tour of new Shepard’s features at
www.lexisnexis.com/shepards/online
LexisNexis Headnotes Join
Shepard's Summary! Here's a Review
First let’s look at Shepard’s results screen so you can see
the new enhancements in context:
A.
Shepard’s
Signal indicators show that the McNeil ruling has strong
negative treatment in its subsequent history.
B. New! Find
LexisNexis Headnote references. HN16(60) means Headnote 16 of your
case has been referenced 60 times in citing cases.
C. New! See the full
text of the LexisNexis Headnotes associated with your case.
D. Link to vital references—even
LexisNexis Headnotes and treatises—from here. Or …
E. Use the lower Navigation Bar.
Select a treatment, jurisdiction or LexisNexis Headnote and go!
F. New! Customize
your report even more—all on one screen. Restrict by specific
treatments, headnotes, jurisdictions or dates. Or find vital points
of law or fact patterns within references.
G. Click on a treatment phrase,
e.g., “followed by;” get a detailed definition. Or click the Legend
link in the lower navigation bar.
H.
Shepard’s
Table of Authorities identifies the cases your case cited and
includes
Shepard’s
Signal indicators to indicate the cases’ treatment by other courts.
I. Click a pinpoint page number;
move to that page within the reference. Click HN16 and move to that
portion of the citing case where Headnote 16 issues are discussed.
J. The Display Options link lets
you display or hide your citing references’
Shepard’s
Signal indicators, pinpoint page numbers and headnote references.
K. Click on the citation and view
the full text of the document you Shepardized™.
Navigating and Customizing Your
Shepard's Report Using LexisNexis Headnotes
You’ve reviewed your
Shepard’s
results for McNeil v. Economic Laboratory, Inc., 800 F.2d 111
(1986). (Note that all parallel cites are checked even though you
only entered 800 f2d 111.) The point of law you’re
researching is covered in LexisNexis Headnote 16 of McNeil.
Check your
Shepard’s
Summary at the top of the report. Find LexisNexis Headnote 16. The
link HN16(60) tells you immediately that LexisNexis Headnote 16 is
referenced 60 times in citing cases.
To check the exact wording of
LexisNexis Headnote 16 to refresh your memory as you research, click
the Show full text of headnotes link at the bottom left of the
Shepard’s
Summary.
Navigate among the 60 citing
references that discuss LexisNexis Headnote 16 by linking from the
Shepard’s
Summary or from the lower navigation bar. Here’s how:
To move among the citing references
using the
Shepard’s
Summary links, click a headnote link, e.g., HN16(60). You’ll move to
the first reference. (Use the lower navigation bar to move to the
next citing reference.)
To move to the exact location
within the full-text reference where LexisNexis Headnote 16 is first
cited, click the highlighted HN16 link at the end of the reference
cite.
Now you’re at the portion of the
citing case that discusses your case’s Headnote 16. (To return to
your
Shepard’s
report, click the Return to
Shepard’s
link at the top of the screen.)
To navigate LexisNexis Headnote citing references using the lower
navigation bar, click the drop-down menu next to Cites. Choose a
LexisNexis Headnote, e.g., HN16(60) and move directly to the first
reference.
Also move among your chosen references:
- To move to the next citing
reference: click on the right arrow at the end of the bar.
- To move to the previous citing
reference: click on the left arrow.
- To move to a specific
reference, e.g., 14 of 60: ENTER: 14 and click GO.
Customize Your Shepard's
Report: All Your Options Are on One Screen
• Treatment phrases
• Jurisdictions
• Law reviews
• Statutes
• Treatises and other analytical materials
• Headnotes (LexisNexis Headnotes as well as other publisher’s
headnotes)
• Dates
Just click the FOCUS™ Restrict By link at the top of your Shepard’s
report.
Then click the box(es) next to your options. Select as many options
as you need.
You can also use the FOCUS feature. Just enter your search words
in the FOCUS terms box, e.g., ENTER: front pay /30 future loss
When you’ve finished selecting restrictions and/or adding search
words, click APPLY.
TIP: Use Custom Restrictions first to select jurisdictions,
treatments and/or date ranges most relevant to your research. Then
use the FOCUS feature to zero in on your topic, either point of law
or fact pattern.
Customize Your Shepard's
Table of Authorities More Easily
Many of the features and
functionality of Shepard’s Citations Service are available
through Shepard’s Table of Authorities. That includes
Shepard’s Signal indicators, “pinpoint” page citations … and a
new customization/ restriction screen.
To find out more about requesting a
Shepard’s Table of Authorities report, go to page 05:112.
Here’s what your Shepard’s
Table of Authorities report might look like: (Once you’ve reviewed
your Table of Authorities results, you can restrict your report
view; just click the FOCUS™-Restrict By link.)
A. Click on the Shepardize
link to retrieve your case's Shepard's report. If you
have already Shepardized the case and wish to return to your
Shepard's report, click the Return to Shepard's link
(not shown).
B. Click on FOCUS™-Restrict
By to search for fact
patterns or legal concepts within the table's references. Also
restrict your report to specific treatments, jurisdictions, etc.
C. Click on the pinpoint cite to
move to the full text of the case. (Click on the page cite to
move directly to that internal page.)
D. The Orange Q symbol shows that a
citing court has questioned the validity of your case, which is
strong negative treatment.
E. Display the parallel cites.
(Default is to hide.)
F. Enter a cite to see another
case's Table of Authorities.
G. Click the box next to each
reference you want to print, download or e-mail*. Then click
that function's link, e.g., Print, located at the top of the
screen.
*according
to your LexisNexis subscription agreement
FYI
FLASH . . . 1) New LexisNexis Instructor's Manual Ready for Law
Schools; 2) E-Newsletter Premieres for Law School Faculty
1) New LexisNexis Instructor's
Manual Ready for Law Schools
Legal Research on LexisNexis®: An Instructor’s Manual is
now available on CD-ROM and online. These materials update the
2004 Lessons in Legal Research Manual and are intended for
reference as Legal Research Instructors prepare for the Fall 2005
semester.
Each chapter is modifiable to meet individual course needs and
cover these research topics:
- Legal Citation
- Case Law Research
- Shepard's Citations Service
- Secondary Sources
- Statutory Research
- Legislative History
- Administrative Law
This CD-ROM reference tool has been mailed to law schools.
If you have not received a copy, request one with the order form. Or
download these materials directly from the Teaching LexisNexis page
on the LexisNexis Law School Web site. Go to
www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/class/llr
2)
E-Newsletter Premieres for
Law School Faculty
New for 2005 – 2006 is a national Faculty e-newsletter. Sent on a
quarterly basis, faculty will receive relevant and timely
information regarding enhancements to www.lexis.com, new
teaching and professional development tools, and tips and strategies
on how to utilize the LexisNexis resources available to law schools.
To receive this newsletter, simply sign up via the Subscribe link
on the law school faculty home page located at
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KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE . . . Shepard's Table of Authorities: A
Litigator's Secret Weapon
By
Linda
Hutchinson
Senior
LexisNexis Librarian Relations Consultant
When evaluating the precedential
value of a case, the savvy litigator analyzes the underpinnings of
that case in addition to the case’s history and citing references.
What legal authorities did the
judge rely on in coming to his or her decision? Have any of the
cases that formed the basis of the opinion since been overturned?
What impact does any change in treatment of the underlying cases
have on the precedential value of your case with respect to your
legal issue?
Shepard’s Table of
Authorities can help your litigators make these assessments. It
provides:
- an at-a-glance analysis of a
case’s foundation, uncovering hidden weaknesses even in cases
that have no obvious negative treatment.
- in-depth information on the
legal authorities cited within a case.
Additionally Shepard’s Table
of Authorities provides reports on:
- cases cited within law reviews
that are available through the LexisNexis services.
- cases cited within Matthew
Bender® treatises, which are available online through the
LexisNexis services exclusively.
There are three ways to request a
Table of Authorities report:
1. If you are viewing a case, click on the TOA link above the case
citation (and below the lexis.com Print link).
2. If you are not viewing a case,
click on the Shepard’s tab. Next click the Table of
Authorities tab. Enter the case citation.
3. Or, if you are looking at a
Shepard’s report for a case, click on the TOA link in the report
heading.
The features and functionality that make Shepard’s so
powerful can also be invoked while using the Table of Authorities:
Shepard’s Signal indicators, “pinpoint” page citations, the
ability to print Table of Authorities reports, and the FOCUS feature
to find citing references with specific words of interest..
Access the FOCUS feature in a Table of Authorities report by
clicking on the FOCUS™–Restrict By link.
The FOCUS feature can be used to
search for fact patterns or legal concepts within the cases cited in
the report. Click on the pinpoint cites to link to the full text of
the cases cited in the Table of Authorities report. Did the case
rely on another case that is now in jeopardy? The Shepard’s
Signal indicators in the Table of Authorities report can help
attorneys make that determination.
Shepard’s Table of
Authorities brings the power of Shepard’s to bear on the task
of assessing whether the precedential value of your case has “eroded
from within.”
If I am tasked with helping a
litigator evaluate whether a case is still good law, I suggest
retrieving a Shepard’s report for the case. The litigator can
examine how the case’s history and citing references affect its
precedential value. Then I introduce my secret weapon—Shepard’s
Table of Authorities—to ensure that the litigator’s analysis
includes a consideration of the precedential impact of the legal
authorities underpinning the case.
While this case shows no immediate weaknesses, its TOA reports shows
it followed two cases with serious subsequent negative treatment.
Take A Tour of Shepard’s Table of Authorities
Go to
http://web.lexis.com/help/multimedia/tour.htm and click on
Shepard’s Table of Authorities. The online tour will show you
Table of Authorities features in detail. For more about utilizing
Shepard’s as a validation or research tool, please contact your
LexisNexis Librarian Relations Consultant or LexisNexis account
executive.
ONLINE WITH ... LexisNexis News
& Business Sources ... Now More Than Twice the Resources
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FOR IPs ONLY . . .
1) New Associates Arrived?
We're Here to Help; 2) September's Web Seminar Covers Privacy,
Public Records ... Don't Miss It!
1) New Associates Arrived?
We're Here to Help.
To ensure the new associates in your law firm get the LexisNexis
skills they need (and enjoy learning along the way), your LexisNexis
account representative will be in contact with you soon to review
and finalize your firm’s LexisNexis fall associate program.
Our goal is to help you get your
new associates up to speed as quickly as possible. That’s why
LexisNexis provides a valuable training package as well as:
- Training sessions to walk new
associates through the easy-to-use LexisNexis® Total Research
System
- A complete list of shortcuts
for researching in their specific areas of law
- Specialized research tips that
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In addition to helping them refine
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offering them extra support and incentives for doing cost-effective
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2) September's Web Seminar
Covers Privacy, Public Records ...
Don't Miss It!
The Fall 2005 LexisNexis Information Professional Web Seminar
Series kicks off Thursday, September 15 (2 p.m. EST),
exploring a controversial topic that the entire information
community is discussing.
Listen in to Privacy Law and Public Records: A Balancing
Act as we discuss ongoing efforts at LexisNexis to protect
consumer privacy and concerns regarding access to sensitive personal
information while still providing data to those who have a
legitimate need for it.
In addition to reviewing more details on LexisNexis policies,
you’ll learn about the various resources and public record files
available to you for finding information. Plus get tips for using
the billions of well-organized public records, court filings, agency
and business documents quickly, easily and responsibly. LexisNexis
Librarian Relations Consultants Alfreda Russell and Julie
Webster-Matthews will host.
Register now for Privacy Law and Public Records: A Balancing
Act at
www.lexisnexis.com/webseminars This seminar—and all
LexisNexis Information Professional Web Seminars—are FREE.
After registering, you’ll receive an e-mail confirmation. On
September 14, watch for a reminder e-mail with instructions on how
to gain access to the seminar recording and materials. Each seminar
will be recorded, and the recording will be made available along
with the presentation.
While you’re registering … consider the rest of the Fall Web
Seminar Series. Seminars are always on the third Thursday at 2 p.m.
ET. On Oct. 20, join us for Marketing the Library: Tips, Tools &
Strategies for Success. On Nov. 17, register for LexisNexis
Year in Review: A Top Ten Countdown.
PRODUCT POSTINGS . . . New to the LexisNexis® Services
News & Business Sources Added*
Affärsvärlden (in Swedish Language)
COVERAGE: From November 2004
SHORT NAME: NEWS;AFFARS
SOURCE PATH: News & Business tab > News > By Individual Publication
> A
Alamogordo Daily News
COVERAGE: From February 2005
SHORT NAME: NEWS;ALDYNW
SOURCE PATH: News & Business tab > News > By Individual Publication
> A
Since 1898, the Alamogordo Daily News has provided local and
national news, sports, features, opinions and business information
for the Tularosa Basin area.
Associated Press Financial Wire
COVERAGE: From February 2005
SHORT NAME: NEWS;APFINL
SOURCE PATH: News & Business tab > News > By Individual Publication
> A
Provides detailed coverage of the top 1,000 U.S. companies, plus
major international corporations. Coverage includes world market
news, quarterly earnings announcements, executive changes,
regulatory actions, mergers and acquisitions and new product
developments in a full range of industries.
Carlsbad Current-Argus (New Mexico)
COVERAGE: From November 2004
SHORT NAME: NEWS;CARLSB
SOURCE PATH: News & Business tab > News > By Individual Publication
> C
The Carlsbad Current-Argus details the lives and events of
the community.
Encore Magazine (Australia)
COVERAGE: From January 2005
SHORT NAME: NEWS;ENCMAG
SOURCE PATH: News & Business tab > News > By Individual Publication
> E
Covers the TV, film and news media entertainment industry throughout
Australia. From pre-production needs such as equipment and
facilities, to production and post-production, this magazine covers
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international entertainment industry news.
Guardian Unlimited
COVERAGE: From December 2004
SHORT NAME: NEWS;GUARDU
SOURCE PATH: News & Business tab > News > By Individual Publication
> G
Contains unique news content generated for the Guardian Unlimited
Web site (www.guardian.co.uk),
one of the leading news portals in the U.K. Content within
Guardian Unlimited includes breaking news, media, education,
society and sports.
India Today Travel Plus
COVERAGE: From November 2004
SHORT NAME: NEWS;TRAVPL
SOURCE PATH: News & Business tab > News > By Individual Publication
> I
Covers travel sites throughout the world with a special, detailed
emphasis on travel in India and its neighboring countries
Risk Management Magazine
COVERAGE: From March 2005
SHORT NAME: NEWS;RISKMG
SOURCE PATH: News & Business tab > News > By Individual Publication
> R
Risk Management has quickly established itself as the most
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leaders and RM professionals in Australia. Risk Management
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on all aspects of risk management, enabling senior managers to make
informed choices impacting their business.
Space Daily
COVERAGE: From March 2004
SHORT NAME: NEWS;SPCDLY
SOURCE PATH: News & Business tab >News > By Individual Publication >
S
Provides industry-level content on space, weapons, energy and the
environment. Approximately 60 percent of Space Daily’s
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Travel Week (Australia)
COVERAGE: From February 2005
SHORT NAME: NEWS;TRAVWK
SOURCE PATH: News & Business tab > News > By Individual Publication
> T
Travel Week’s award-winning editorial and news pages break
the major stories in the travel industry.
New Legal Sources Added
Appeals and Writs in Criminal
Cases
COVERAGE: Second Edition
SHORT NAME: CEB;CEBAWC
SOURCE PATH: Legal tab > California > Treatises & Analytical
Materials > Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), CA > Reference
Titles
Includes pretrial writs, the direct appeals, state and federal
habeas corpus petitions, and petitions for writ of certiorari to the
U.S. Supreme Court. Coverage includes appeals and writs in felony
and misdemeanor cases.
Benedict’s Maritime Bulletin
COVERAGE: Through December 2004, Rel. No. 8
SHORT NAME: MATBEN;BENMAR
SOURCE PATH: Legal tab > Area of Law - By Topic >Admiralty > Legal
News
Provides timely information about the maritime law field, in the
form of concise articles and shorter pieces dealing with current
subjects, legislation and decisions of interest. Where applicable,
links are provided to the full-text U.S. and Canadian cases
discussed in the article, as well as cases and legislation cited in
the text of the article.
California Subdivision Map Act and the Development Process
COVERAGE: Second Edition
SHORT NAME: CEB;CEBCSM
SOURCE PATH: Legal tab > California > Treatises & Analytical
Materials > Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), CA > Reference
Titles
Helps with determining which map is required; coordinating Map Act
approvals with other land use authorizations; regulation of
subdivisions; the police power, dedication, and impact fees;
acquiring vested rights; map conditions; map approvals and denials;
map standards and requirements; enforcement; reversions and
exclusions; and more.
Colorado Estate Planning Forms(The Orange Book)
COVERAGE: 2001 Edition, Supplemented 2004
SHORT NAME: COLO;CBAEPF
SOURCE PATH: Legal tab > States Legal - U.S. > Colorado > Treatises
& Analytical Materials
The Colorado Estate Planning Forms, commonly known as “The
Orange Book,” is an amazing compilation of estate-planning forms
designed and written by the Orange Book Forms Committee of the CBA
Trust & Estate Section. Covers powers of attorney, appointment of
guardian, client letters and questionnaires, and various types of
wills and trusts.
Colorado Estate Planning Handbook (Orange Book Handbook)
COVERAGE: Current Version
SHORT NAME: COLO;CBAEPH
SOURCE PATH: Legal tab > States Legal - U.S. > Colorado > Treatises
& Analytical Materials
The Fifth Edition of the Colorado Estate Planning Handbook
(commonly known as the “Orange Book Handbook”) is written with the
practicing attorney in mind. The Handbook provides understandable
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trust & estate attorney with years of experience or a lawyer who
drafts simple wills, this is an important resource.
Colorado Landlord-Tenant Law
COVERAGE: Current Version
SHORT NAME: COLO;CBALTL
SOURCE PATH: Legal tab > States Legal - U.S. > Colorado > Treatises
& Analytical Materials
This summary of landlord-tenant law is designed for lawyers, housing
counselors, paralegals, judges, tenants and landlords. Topics
covered include: eviction; judicial process; obligations of the
landlord—remedies of the tenant; obligations of the tenant—remedies
of the landlord; and security deposits.
FASTRAIN™—Civil Trial Preparation, Florida Bar
COVERAGE: From 2004
SHORT NAME: CLE;FLBTCP
SOURCE PATH: Legal tab > Florida > CLE Course Materials &
Publications
This FasTrain (quick-training guide) is the Florida Bar’s
comprehensive five-volume set on civil trial preparation.
Florida Department of Revenue Administrative Hearings
COVERAGE: Current
SHORT NAME: FLA;FLTXAH
SOURCE PATH: Legal tab > Florida > Agency & Administrative Materials
Department of Revenue Administrative Hearings occur after a formal
protest has been filed with the Division of Administrative Hearings
(DOAH). A formal protest is an objection to an assessment of refund
denial. It is the hearing officer’s function to consider all the
evidence presented, resolve conflicts, judge credibility of
witnesses, draw permissible inferences from the evidence, and reach
ultimate findings of fact based on competent substantial evidence.
These proceedings result in the DOAH hearing officers issuing a
recommended order that the DOR can adopt, modify or reject.
Florida Department of Revenue Final Orders
COVERAGE: Current
SHORT NAME: FLA;FLTXDR
SOURCE PATH: Legal tab > Florida > Agency & Administrative Materials
The Department of Revenue receives recommended orders from the
Department of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) after they have heard a
taxpayer formal protest. The DOR, in its final order, may adopt,
reject or modify the DOAH recommended order. However, the DOR, in
its final order, may only reject or modify the recommended
conclusions of law over which it has substantive jurisdiction.
Florida Department of Revenue Technical Assistance Advisements
COVERAGE: From November 1981
SHORT NAME: FLA;FLTXTA
SOURCE PATH: Legal tab > Florida > Agency & Administrative Materials
Technical Assistance Advisements (TAAs) are written statements
issued by the Department of Revenue, setting forth the Department’s
position on the tax consequences of a specific transaction or event
under applicable statutes and rules. The TAAs are issued in response
to written requests by taxpayers. These private rulings amplify and
illuminate substantive issues relating to every area of state
taxation including Sales, Documentary, Intangible, Franchise,
Severance, Motor Fuel and Pollutant taxes.
Georgia Domestic Relations Case Finder
COVERAGE: Through May 2005, Rel. No. 2005S
SHORT NAME: MATBEN;GADRCF
SOURCE PATH: Legal tab > Georgia > Treatises & Analytical Materials
Now in its third edition, this work provides speedy access to
significant case law in one portable volume. Summaries of Georgia
domestic relations cases are conveniently arranged under relevant
topical areas in a format similar to a trial notebook. Cases set on
point are intertwined with statutes where pertinent.
Guam Insurance Regulations
COVERAGE: Through 1997
SHORT NAME: INSURE;GUREGS
SOURCE PATH: Legal tab > Insurance > Insurance Compliance >
Individual State Regulations
This file contains documents from Guam Administrative Rules and
Regulations that pertain to insurance.
Lexis® Forms: Dunlap Hanna—Business Law
COVERAGE: Through April 2005, Rel. No. 50
SHORT NAME: MATBEN;F0260A
SOURCE PATH: Legal tab > Pennsylvania > Forms & Agreements
A prominent legal resource in the State of Pennsylvania for more
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